Privacy Policy

Website: CrawlTheory.com
Effective Date: May 15, 2025
Last Updated: May 15, 2025
Contact: hello@crawltheory.com

CrawlTheory.com ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the site.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter or email list
• Submit a contact form or inquiry
• Comment on blog posts or resources
• Register for webinars, courses, or gated content
• Participate in surveys or feedback requests

The types of information collected may include: name, email address, company name, job title, and any other information you choose to provide.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit CrawlTheory.com, we automatically collect certain technical information, including:

• IP address and approximate geographic location
• Browser type, version, and operating system
• Pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation paths
• Referring URLs and exit pages
• Device identifiers and screen resolution

This information is collected through cookies, web beacons, log files, and similar tracking technologies. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more details.

1.3 Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party sources, including analytics providers (such as Google Analytics), advertising partners, social media platforms when you interact with our content, and email marketing services.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To deliver, operate, and improve our website and content
• To send newsletters, marketing emails, and educational content you have opted into
• To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• To analyze website traffic and user behavior to enhance user experience
• To detect and prevent fraud, spam, and abuse
• To comply with legal obligations
• To send transactional communications related to your account or subscriptions

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent — where you have given explicit consent (e.g., newsletter subscriptions)
• Legitimate Interests — for analytics and improving our services, where your rights are not overridden
• Legal Obligation — where processing is necessary to comply with applicable law

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your data with:

• Service providers who assist in operating our website (e.g., email platforms, analytics tools, hosting providers), bound by data processing agreements
• Legal authorities where required by law, court order, or governmental regulation
• Business successors in the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, where you will be notified

5. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Email subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained per our analytics provider's retention settings (typically 14 months for Google Analytics).

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification — request correction of inaccurate data
• Erasure — request deletion of your personal data ('right to be forgotten')
• Restriction — request we limit how we process your data
• Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Objection — object to our processing of your personal data
• Withdraw Consent — at any time, where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@crawltheory.com. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Children's Privacy

CrawlTheory.com is not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us immediately and we will delete it.

8. Links to Third-Party Sites

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure. Please refer to our Security Page for additional detail.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated 'Last Updated' date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: hello@crawltheory.com